HSE Advisor

Ricardo Deutschland GmbH; Shoreham-by-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

8 flexible bank holidays

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Subscriptions reimbursement

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Ricardo Deutschland GmbH is seeking an HSE Advisor to join the Shoreham office. The role focuses on delivering HSE compliance across the site, auditing systems, and leading environmental and occupational health initiatives.

You will drive incident investigations, support contractor management, and implement improvements in accordance with UK legislation. A strong governance mindset and effective communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of UK health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Experience delivering HSE training, toolbox talks, and safety briefings.
• Experience conducting workplace inspections, audits, and risk assessments.
• Experience supporting contractor management and permit-to-work systems.
• Internal auditor qualification for ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001.

Responsibilities

• Act as site advisor for all HSE requirements and ensure they are delivered throughout the STC site.
• Understand local regulatory standard requirements and define their impact on the business.
• Investigate all near misses and accidents ensuring the root cause is established and lessons are learnt.
• Show leadership in ensuring compliance to the relevant standards, including ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001.
• Work with the Shoreham HSE management and the wider HSEQ team to identify and fulfil HSEQ training throughout Ricardo.
• Undertake a share of internal management system audits, as identified by the Ricardo Audit program.
• Carry out regular office and site inspections.
• Co-ordinate and host LRQA audits and provide input to audit themes.
• Management of HSEQ audits findings relevant to the role.
• Review and provide input to emergency plans, including environmental emergencies.
• Management of environmental permits.
• Responsible for waste stream tracking, ensuring full traceability of all waste streams.
• Develop and manage environmental Aspect and Impacts.
• Management and the effectiveness of occupational health programme for STC.
• Provide effective document framework and guidance for HSE for fuel storage systems - Fuel Farm, Hydrogen and all gas complete compliance by providing evidence of checks undertaken.
• Complete HSEQ Inductions for new starters and ensure periodic refresher training.
• Adherence of STC to Contractor/CDM process reviews method statements, SSOW.

Skills

Health & safety knowledge

Driving licence

Communication

Independent working

Education

GradIOSH/TechIOSH IOSH membership

ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 internal auditor

Job description

Ricardo is a trusted engineering partner specialising in complex propulsion, driveline, and energy systems. We work with customers globally to deliver end-to-end solutions from initial design through to full production. For over 110 years, we have been at the forefront of world changing engineering innovation, partnering with many of the world's most ambitious organisations to improve performance, push boundaries, and accelerate progress.
Headquartered in Shoreham by Sea (UK), Ricardo brings together more than 1,000 experts and delivers in excess of 200 major programmes globally at any given time. For more information, visit www.ricardo.com

We are currently recruiting a HSE Advisor to join our Shoreham office. Ideally this position is to start as soon as possible although applicants on notice will also be readily considered.

Pushing Boundaries: a World leader in propulsion engineering from concept to production

Key responsibilities

• Act as site advisor for all HSE requirements and ensure they are delivered throughout the STC site.
• Understand local regulatory standard requirements and define their impact on the business.
• Investigate all near misses and accidents ensuring the root cause is established and lessons are learnt.
• Show leadership in ensuring compliance to the relevant standards, including ISO9001, ISO14001 and IS045001.
• Work with the Shoreham HSE managment and the wider HSEQ team to identify and fulfil HSEQ training throughout Ricardo.
• Undertake a share of internal management system audits, as identified by the Ricardo Audit program.
• Carry out regular office and site inspections.
• Co-ordinate and host LRQA audits and provide input to audit themes.
• Management of HSEQ audits findings relevant to the role.
• Review and provide input to emergency plans, including environmental emergencies.
• Management of environmental permits.
• Responsible for waste stream tracking, ensuring full traceability of all waste streams.
• Develop and manage environmental Aspect and Impacts.
• Management and the effectiveness of occupational health programme for STC.
• Provide effective document framework and guidance for HSE for fuel storage systems - Fuel Farm, Hydrogen and all gas complete compliance by providing evidence of checks undertaken.
• Complete HSEQ Inductions for new starters and ensure periodic refresher training.
• Adherence of STC to Contractor/CDM process reviews method statements, SSOW.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of UK health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Full UK driving licence.

Experience

• Experience in a Health, Safety and Environment role within engineering, manufacturing, automotive, energy, industrial, or similar technical environments.
• Experience conducting workplace inspections, audits, and risk assessments.
• Experience investigating incidents, near misses, and non-conformances.
• Experience delivering HSE training, toolbox talks, and safety briefings.
• Experience supporting contractor management and permit-to-work systems.
• Knowledge of risk assessment methodologies and safe systems of work.
• Understanding of COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, DSEAR, and contractor control requirements.
• Ability to interpret and apply health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Competent in incident investigation and root cause analysis techniques.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across all levels of the business.
• Confident challenging unsafe behaviours and promoting a positive safety culture.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate or Technical Membership of IOSH (GradIOSH/TechIOSH).
• Internal Auditor qualification (ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001).

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via [e-mail] if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.